At the beginning of this year, I chose two words for this year. “Open” for me personally and “Joy” for work. My goal was to be more open to new experiences in my life and remember to keep the joy even in the midst of changes and challenges at work. Read more…
I was off yesterday because I worked on Saturday. It was such a beautiful day that I decided to mark off one of the places I hoped to visit this year, the McCann Gardens in Ponca City. It was such a lovely place and I can only imagine how gorgeous Read more…
If you’re familiar with Brene’ Brown’s work around shame and vulnerability, it is life-changing. If you’ve never listened to or watched the initial Ted Talk she did, it’s here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCvmsMzlF7o I just finished listening to my second non-fiction book for this year: Daring Greatly by Brene’ Brown. One of the Read more…
Each year when I choose my Word of the Year, I like to make a poster to hang up so that it’s always there reminding me of my word. These are the posters I made for 2023. The “Joy” one is hanging above my work space. The “Open” one is Read more…
In my 23 for 23 post, I mentioned that I had ordered a Word of the Year necklace. I got it a couple of days ago and I absolutely love how it turned out!
A few days ago, I shared my Word of the Year for my personal life (Open). This year, I decided to also choose a Word of the Year for my work life. That word is Joy. I want to remember to always focus on the Joy of what I get Read more…
The last few years, I have chosen words or phrases of the year. 2020 I was an overachiever and had the “Three Be’s”: Be loving, be thankful, be happy. 2021 was “Rebuild” as I worked to start rebuilding my life after losing Tom. 2022 has been “Healthy”. After much deliberation, Read more…
The last three years, I have chosen a word of the year. Well, being an overachiever, the first year, I chose several words lol. 2020 was “The Three Be’s: Be loving. Be thankful. Be happy.” It was an excellent choice because it really helped me get through 2020, which as Read more…